ace marshal

Chapter 789 A slightly regretful debut
"Let's. go. lakers~!!"

"Let's. go. lakers~!!"

"Let's. go. lakers~!!"

Inside the Staples Center, [-] players shouted that they are happy at the moment.

Although the team struggled in the first half, Kobe stood up after the start of the second half.

Almost relying on his own strength, he evened out the difference and achieved a lead.

Now halfway through the fourth quarter, the Lakers still lead by nearly 20 points.

"It looks like the general trend is gone~~"

The general manager of the Clippers looked at the scoreboard and said with a look of disappointment.

"I thought I could perform a miracle and defeat the defending champion by surprise~ It seems that I was overthinking~"

The general manager shook his head and sighed.

"However, to be able to stalemate with the defending champion for such a long time, the team has already improved. To discover these advantages, we must also face up to this gap~"

The general manager continued to sigh.

"The score has been stretched a lot, everyone let go of the fight now ~, don't have any worries, just show what you practiced in the summer, let me see your competitiveness ~!"

Here, taking advantage of the last commercial pause of the game, Lan Shengli continued to guide the players.

"I want to determine the playing time of the next game based on your performance~!"

Lan Shengli continued to speak.

After hearing this, the team members gradually became more motivated to fight, not for anything else, but for more playing time in the future, they must work hard to finish the rest of the game.

"Take advantage of this time to exercise the lineup, see which players are suitable and which ones are not suitable ~, and then see how the veterans and the players at the end of the bench are. These things must be kept in mind. Bottom~"

Lan Shengli sighed as the players returned to the field one after another.

Zen master saw that Lan Shengli did not replace the main players, so he did not let Kobe and other main players end.

But the situation of the Clippers is quite special. I believe that even in the garbage time, Lan Shengli will still let several high-ranking rookies continue to hone on the court.

In the Clippers' current lineup, there is no such thing as "garbage time."

The game is still going on, and Kobe is still scoring.

But the Clippers can also respond from the outside.

Perhaps it was the reminders from Lan Shengli before that made the players more determined. Coupled with the huge point difference, the main players of the Lakers did not defend desperately anymore. great.

So for the Clippers, Harden first made a long three-pointer from the outside, and then assisted Blake to make a long shot.

The Clippers made two consecutive three-pointers to bring the point difference back to within 20 points.

After that, the game went on like this. There was no fierce physical confrontation, and the referee seldom whistled. The game went on very quickly.

The time has come to the last 2 minutes, and the point difference is still 19 points.

"Beep~!!"

It was another intentional foul by Kobe, and then he walked directly towards the bench.

"Yeah!!"

"Crack~!!!"

The fans stood up and gave Kobe a round of applause.

With 48 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals, and 1 block, Kobe played a strong performance in the opening game. No surprise.

Taking advantage of the opportunity of a foul and dead ball, Zen master waved his hand, and all the main players such as Gasol were off the court. Zen master had already "retired".

Such a point difference and game time made Zen master feel that the victory of this game is already in his pocket.

However, the Clippers did not make any adjustments. Players such as Harden and Hill were still on the court, but they were replaced by strikers Craig Smith and Marty Collins who had not played before.

These two players didn't seem to be in Lan Shengli's rotation lineup, but because of the lineup adjustment, they were replaced on the field.

You know, these two players were important rotation players under the old coach Dunleavy last season, but now under Lan Shengli's hands, they are in a state of no ball to play.

But as a professional player, you must have good enough professionalism, and you must obey the coach's arrangements.

The two were very active after they came on the court. They could score in the second attack after grabbing the offensive rebound and the mid-range jumper after the pick-and-roll.

The point difference continued to be narrowed.

"Crack~!!"

"Good shot~!! Okay~!!"

Lan Shengli was still clapping and encouraging.

But time is running out, and reducing the point difference as much as possible can make the Clippers lose this game not so ugly.

After all, this is also the first game of Lan Shengli's coaching career. It is a bit of a pity that he failed to win. If there is another fiasco of more than 20 points, the criticism of Lan Shengli will definitely increase~! !
"Swipe~!!"

While speaking, Collins made another mid-range shot, and the point difference came to 11 points, which seemed to be in single digits.

"Strong shot~!! Come on, a few three-pointers will be able to recover~!!"

Here Mia steadfastly shouted for the Clippers.

But time is running out.

With 12 seconds left in the clock, the Lakers made the last attack. The defender dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and gave up the attack.

"Yeah!!!"

The fans also stood up and cheered, celebrating the reversal and victory of the opening game in advance.

Lan Shengli looked at the time, and walked towards the technical table a little at a loss.

Usually at this time, if the head coaches of the two sides have friendship, they will come to the middle of the technical table in advance, shake hands and hug, and exchange pleasantries for a while.

If it doesn't matter, you may simply wave your hand and leave the court directly.

Seeing the Zen master sitting there motionless, Lan Shengli also hesitated.

As a junior, Lan Shengli certainly wanted to have some communication with Zen Master after the game.

"Dum~!!!!"

Just when Lan Shengli was hesitating, the game ended and the score was fixed at 108:97.

The Lakers reversed at home to win the city rival Clippers and won the opening game.

It also gave Lan Shengli the first defeat of his coaching career.

Losing in the first show, for a magical figure like Lan Shengli, obviously this is not a perfect script.

However, the lead the Clippers have had in the game and the advantage they once occupied on the court have already shown the changes that Lan Shengli has brought to the Clippers now.

If it is another team, according to the state of the Clippers tonight, they may be able to win.

Therefore, the blame for the imperfect script had to be recited by the staff who arranged the schedule.

"Huh~!!, I lost by 11 points, but I still haven't been able to catch up to single digits, haha~!!!"

Lan Shengli looked relieved, looked at the scoreboard, and sighed.

(End of this chapter)